A group of second-year students at the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine dedicated their Saturday morning to cleaning up a portion of Meridian’s Locust Grove Road.

Organized by ICOM’s Student Government Association (SGA), the College “adopted” a portion of Locust Grove, stretching from Overland Road to Fairview Road, through the Ada County Highway District’s (ACHD) “Adopt-A-Highway” program.

Through this program, any organization may apply to “adopt” a section of roadway. Through the adoption, the group has the responsibility of removing litter within their designated roadway a minimum of two times per year for two years.

ICOM initially adopted this two-mile stretch of roadway near the campus in 2020, and students have been dedicated to the meticulous removal of discarded litter in their adopted section ever since.